Melbourne will win its seventh straight AFL match with a victory over in-form Collingwood in the Queen's Birthday clash at the MCG. Follow the live scores, stats and commentary.

Melbourne will win its seventh straight AFL match with a victory over in-form Collingwood in the Queen's Birthday clash at the MCG. Follow the live scores, stats and commentary.

Melbourne will win its seventh straight AFL match with a victory over in-form Collingwood in the Queen's Birthday clash at the MCG. Follow the live scores, stats and commentary.

Melbourne will win its seventh straight AFL match with a victory over in-form Collingwood in the Queen's Birthday clash at the MCG. Follow the live scores, stats and commentary.

Melbourne will win its seventh straight AFL match with a victory over in-form Collingwood in the Queen's Birthday clash at the MCG. Follow the live scores, stats and commentary.

Melbourne will win its seventh straight AFL match with a victory over in-form Collingwood in the Queen's Birthday clash at the MCG. Follow the live scores, stats and commentary.

Melbourne will win its seventh straight AFL match with a victory over in-form Collingwood in the Queen's Birthday clash at the MCG. Follow the live scores, stats and commentary.

Melbourne will win its seventh straight AFL match with a victory over in-form Collingwood in the Queen's Birthday clash at the MCG. Follow the live scores, stats and commentary.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten vows to restore $83.7 million dollars in funding, saying Labor will "fight against the conservatives' ideological war against our public broadcaster".

The Dragons leapfrog the Panthers to move back to the top spot on the NRL ladder following a tight 18-16 victory over the Bulldogs at Sydney's Olympic stadium.

Hawthorn midfielder Tom Mitchell wins the 2018 Brownlow Medal, edging out surprise contender Steele Sidebottom of Collingwood.

The sacking of the ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has brought her often challenging, sometimes tumultuous, two-year tenure at the top of the national broadcaster to an end.

Collingwood's Steele Sidebottom loomed as a surprise winner, but favourite Tom Mitchell held off the charge to claim the medal. See how all the night's action unfolded in our live blog.

Australia's two-year winning streak against New Zealand comes to an end, with the Silver Ferns comfortably defeating the Diamonds 55-44 in the third Constellation Cup Test.

The Federal Government will increase funding to youth mental health service provider Headspace by about 50 per cent next financial year, which Prime Minister Scott Morrison says will make a big difference in young people's lives.

NSW Nationals MP Troy Grant has hit out at alt-right nationalists after an ABC Background Briefing investigation revealed an infiltration of the party by self-described fascists.

Chinese President Xi Jinping's face was pasted on billboards ahead of last weekend's APEC summit in Papua New Guinea. So how did he end up getting upstaged?

A few years ago, we heard that processed meat was carcinogenic to humans, and red meat probably was too. Then it was "very hot" drinks (but not coffee specifically) — and the list of cancer-causing substances goes on. But what does it all really mean?

The royal commission is exposing that Commonwealth Bank bosses opted to put out the nearest spot fire and move on, rather than actually acknowledge the cascading scandals starting a towering inferno around them.

Retired General David Hurley will replace current governor-general Peter Cosgrove when the latter's five-year term as the Queen's representative in Australia comes to an end in March next year.

A closed Facebook group dedicated to jokes and memes about Asian stereotypes and young migrant experiences has gained almost a million followers around the world since its creation in September.

Bundaberg-born forensics specialist Angela Williamson was part of the team that noticed a disturbing pattern among a few unsolved killings — but she had no idea the killer she found would start confessing to more than 90 murders.

Queensland police release new vision of a man who was caught on CCTV allegedly assaulting Brisbane bus passengers in separate attacks late last year leaving the victims with facial injuries.

For farmers these are very difficult times, seriously exacerbated by the drought. Those looking for a scapegoat for the recent tragedy of fish deaths below Menindee Lakes achieve nothing more than fuelling media coverage and unrest, writes Les Gordon.

If the mere mention of ticks sends a shiver down your spine, you're not alone. But knowing more about the tiny creatures, how to spot them, and how to safely remove them from you or your pet may help to allay your fears.